FOOTBALL: Local players headed to All-American Bowl Week

Published 10:41 am, Thursday, December 12, 2013

Five local football players have been chosen to participate in the Eighth Annual Offense-Defense All-American Bowl Week, taking place from Dec. 30-Jan. 5 in Orlando, Fla.

Each player will get the chance to compete against others from around the country, showcasing their skills in the process.

The official 2014 roster includes the following local players:

• Truman Goodwin, Spring, OL/DL, 5th grade

• Mile Oldacre, Spring, RB, 8th grade

• Jonathan Campbell, Spring, OL/DL, 8th grade

• Troy Kruchten, The Woodlands, LB, 9th grade

• Kyle Kruchten, The Woodlands, LB, 10th grade

The athletes will compete in the following categories:

Youth - Athletes participating in the Youth category range in age from 7 years old through to the 8th grade. These young stars are further separated into age groups for head-to-head competitions against their peers.

Showcase - Showcase athletes are those participants in high-school that in the 9th and 10th grade. Showcasers are at the cusp of making a name for themselves and benefit from the extra time spent with our instruction as well as the bigger stage to show off what they can do.

Rising Stars - The Rising Stars event will feature the best-of-the-best high school juniors going head-to-head in a controlled, full-pads experience to help increase their recruiting footprint and equip them with the tools they need to best prepare to impress the scouts both during Bowl Week and their senior year. Rising Stars gain invaluable exposure that helps their visibility as it relates to future Diamonds in the Rough or Senior Bowl selection odds.

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Diamonds in the rough - The Diamonds in the Rough game is the venue for all the supremely talented high school seniors that did not find their way on the Senior Bowl roster to strut their stuff and show the recruiting world what their scouts missed. A majority of Diamonds in the Rough athletes are headed to Division I and II schools and are likely to turn heads at the next level.

Senior Bowl - Over 80 of the best high school football players in the country meet for bragging rights, pride, and to show off their talents on a national stage! These players are committed to the top BCS schools in the country including Alabama, Florida State, Auburn, Michigan State, Stanford and more. Past participants read like a Who's Who of current NFL stars. A brief look at illustrious rosters from the event's history will bring up names like Cam Newton, Dez Bryant, Carlos Dunlap, Golden Tate, Joe Haden, Geno Smith, Earl Thomas, and many more.